Multiyear retention bonus: medical officers of the armed forces
Bonus Authorized.—
A medical officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for two, three, or four years after completion of any other active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary of the military department concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.
The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $75,000 for each year covered by a four-year agreement. The maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year and three-year agreements shall be reduced to reflect the shorter service commitment.
Eligible Officers.—
This section applies to an officer of the armed forces who—
is an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer;
is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;
has at least eight years of creditable service (computed as described in section 302(g) of this title) or has completed any active-duty service commitment incurred for medical education and training; and
has completed initial residency training (or will complete such training before September 30 of the fiscal year in which the officer enters into an agreement under subsection (a)).
Repayment.—
An officer who does not complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.
Source
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, § 611(a)(1),Notes
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Eligibility of Flag and General Officers for Multiyear Retention Bonus for Medical Officers
Reiterating Ineligibility.—
The restriction contained in subsection (b)(2) of section 301d of title 37, United States Code, on the eligibility of flag and general officers serving as full-time physicians to receive a multiyear retention bonus under that section shall not be construed as being limited, modified, or superseded by any provision of law, whether enacted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act [
specifically refers to that section and this subsection; and
identifies the flag and general officers affected by that provision.
Savings Provision.—
A medical officer of the Armed Forces who is a flag or general officer and has received any payment of a bonus under section 301d of title 37, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act [
A written agreement referred to in section 301d of title 37, United States Code, that was entered into on or after
the end of the month following the month in which this Act is enacted; or
the end of the period covered by the bonus payment or payments received by that officer as described in that paragraph.”
Termination of Existing Retention Bonus Agreement
Subject to the approval of the Secretary of the military department concerned, a medical officer who is eligible to enter into a retention bonus agreement under section 301d of title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) may terminate any existing retention bonus agreement entered into by that officer under [section] 612 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 [Pub. L. 100–456] (37 U.S.C. 302 note), in order to enter into an agreement under section 301d of such title containing an active-duty service obligation that is not less than the active-duty service obligation remaining under the existing agreement on the date of its termination.
Subsection (e) of section 612 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (37 U.S.C. 302 note), shall not apply to the termination, pursuant to paragraph (1), of a retention bonus agreement under that section.”